Xu Zhou, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Food Science
University Park, PA 16802
- Email xbz5414@psu.edu
- Name Pronunciation Soo Joe
Areas of Expertise
- Food Process Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computational Modeling
- Microwave and Radio Frequency Heating
Websites
Education
- Post-Doc, AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, UC Davis
- Post-Doc, Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Washington
- Ph.D., Food Engineering, Washington State University
- M.S., Agricultural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
Publications
Computational optimization of food formulation and extrusion conditions for nutrient density and antioxidant capacity
Current Research in Food Science, Zhou, Xu, Ni, K., Gupta, P., Tagkopoulos, I., 2026
Agentic AI for food property data: From literature to database to new discovery
Journal of Food Engineering, Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Sablani, S., Wang, S., Tang, J., 2026
A new chemical marker method for determining heating patterns in microwave pasteurization
Journal of Food Engineering, Zhou, Xu, Lin, Huimin, Wu, Cheng-You, Sablani, Shyam, Tang, Juming, 2025
Transforming food supply chains through digital tracking and monitoring technologies
Trends in Food Science & Technology, Zhou, Xu, Tang, Juming, Jacobs, Timothy, Saguy, I., 2025
The Effect of Conventional and Microwave Frying on the Quality Characteristics of French Fries
Journal of Food Science, Shah, Yash, Zhou, Xu, Tang, Juming, Takhar, Pawan, 2025
Radio frequency (RF) enabled forming of vitrimers for moldless manufacturing
Carbon, Biswal, Agni, Gupta, Surabhit, Zhou, Xu, Lewis, Thomas, Tang, Juming, Vashisth, Aniruddh, 2025
Salmonella control for dried apple cubes
Food Control, Zhang, Shuang, Yang, Ren, Zhou, Xu, Feng, Yaohua, Tang, Juming, 2024
Understanding microwave heating of oils
Journal of Food Engineering, Zhou, Xu, Czekala, Piotr, Olszewska–Placha, Marzena, Salski, Bartlomiej, Zhang, Shuang, Pedrow, Patrick, Sablani, Shyam, Tang, Juming, 2024
Microwave-assisted thermal sterilization and pasteurization, Zhou, Xu, Tang, Juming, 2024
Advancements and applications of microwave-assisted deep eutectic solvent (MW-DES) lignin extraction: a comprehensive review
Green Chemistry, Zou, Rongge, Zhou, Xu, Qian, Moriko, Wang, Chenxi, Boldor, Dorin, Lei, Hanwu, Zhang, Xiao, 2024
Microwave heating based on solid-state generators: New insights into heating pattern, uniformity, and energy absorption in foods
Journal of Food Engineering, Zhou, Xu, Tang, Zhongwei, Pedrow, Patrick, Sablani, Shyam, Tang, Juming, 2023
Survival and thermal resistance of Salmonella in chocolate products with different water activities
Food Research International, Sun, Sicheng, Xie, Yucen, Zhou, Xu, Zhu, Mei-Jun, Sablani, Shyam, Tang, Juming, 2023
Theoretical reasons for rapid heating of vegetable oils by microwaves
Current Research in Food Science, Zhou, Xu, Gezahegn, Yonas, Zhang, Shuang, Tang, Zhongwei, Takhar, Pawan, Pedrow, Patrick, Sablani, Shyam, Tang, Juming, 2023
Heating performance of microwave ovens powered by magnetron and solid-state generators
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Zhou, Xu, Pedrow, Patrick, Tang, Zhongwei, Bohnet, Stewart, Sablani, Shyam, Tang, Juming, 2023
Microwave frying and post-frying of French fries
Food Research International, Zhou, Xu, Zhang, Shuang, Tang, Zhongwei, Tang, Juming, Takhar, Pawan, 2022
Effects of layer arrangement on heating uniformity and product quality after hot air assisted radio frequency drying of carrot
Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, Wang, Chenchen, Kou, Xiaoxi, Zhou, Xu, Li, Rui, Wang, Shaojin, 2021
Effects of combined radio frequency with hot water blanching on enzyme inactivation, color and texture of sweet potato
Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, Jiang, Hongyi, Ling, Bo, Zhou, Xu, Wang, Shaojin, 2020
Numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer in kiwifruit slices during combined radio frequency and vacuum drying
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Hou, Lixia, Zhou, Xu, Wang, Shaojin, 2020
Comparative analyses of three pretreatments on color of kiwifruits during hot air drying
International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Xu, Ruzhen, Zhou, Xu, Wang, Shaojin, 2020
Combined radio frequency-vacuum and hot air drying of kiwifruits: Effect on drying uniformity, energy efficiency and product quality
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Zhou, Xu, Ramaswamy, Hosahalli, Qu, Yingtao, Xu, Ruzhen, Wang, Shaojin, 2019
Influence of radio frequency treatment on in-shell walnut quality and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 survival
Food Control, Zhang, Lihui, Lyng, James, Xu, Ruzhen, Zhang, Shuang, Zhou, Xu, Wang, Shaojin, 2019
Recent developments in radio frequency drying of food and agricultural products: A review
Drying Technology, Zhou, Xu, Wang, Shaojin, 2019
Dielectric properties of kiwifruit associated with a combined radio frequency vacuum and osmotic drying
Journal of Food Engineering, Zhou, Xu, Li, Rui, Lyng, James, Wang, Shaojin, 2018
Thermal inactivation of Aspergillus flavus in peanut kernels as influenced by temperature, water activity and heating rate
Food Microbiology, Zhang, Shuang, Zhang, Lihui, Lan, Ruange, Zhou, Xu, Kou, Xiaoxi, Wang, Shaojin, 2018
Comparative analyses of three dehydration methods on drying characteristics and oil quality of in-shell walnuts
Drying Technology, Zhou, Xu, Gao, Haiyan, Mitcham, E., Wang, Shaojin, 2018
Evaluation of a heating block system for accurate temperature-time controlled pasteurization treatments on various foods
International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Kou, Xiaoxi, Li, Rui, Hou, Lixia, Cheng, Teng, Zhou, Xu, Wang, Shaojin, 2018
